a coincidence it may have been, but Society for the Promotion of Human Rites has signed on to hold the fourth edition of the Extracting Enthusiasm project on the 28th of May at the Festival of Uncivilisation, Llangollen, Wales.

Finally meeting an audience who aren’t just coming as a favour to an old friend will be a test. That they may number closer to 300 than my accustomed 8, may also present a challenge. Most interesting is that the festival itself is a gathering around the central theme of my piece — our psychological capacity to meet the future.

My text shouldn’t require radical editing, but will suddenly be amplified by a gathering of people who are pre-programmed to ‘get it’.